Grade 7 History (see The Ontario Curriculum: History & Geography, Grades 7&8) as it pertains to: New France; British North America; Conflict and Change

Grade 11 American History (see The Ontario Curriculum: Canadian and World Studies, Grades 11&12) as it pertains to how students:

demonstrate an understanding of the variety of settlements in the Thirteen Colonies;

demonstrate an understanding of the interactions between significant non-conformist groups and American society (e.g. Loyalists);

describe the conflicts and compromises between the United States and other North American nations (e.g. War of 1812; Canadian-American boundary disputes);

demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of isolationism and Manifest Destiny and their effect on American foreign policy: (e.g. Washington's Farewell address; American support for the Fenians);

describe the roll planed by key individuals in Am history (e.g. George Washington);

describe the ongoing influence of American beliefs and myths on the history and the society of the United States;

demonstrate an understanding of the chronological order of events relating to significant developments in American history (e.g. the American Revolution);

demonstrate an understanding of the importance of individuals and groups who have taken leadership roles in American politics (e.g. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson);

evaluate the ideas and influence of American social, economic and political thinkers (e.g. Thomas Paine, James Madison);

describe the conflict between Aboriginal peoples and European Americans and its development over time.

Formulate significant questions for research and inquiry, drawing on examples from American history 9 (e.g. Why did the colonists rebel against England?).

demonstrate an ability to distinguish bias, prejudice, stereotyping or lack of substantiation in statements, arguments and opinions;

compare key interpretations of American history (e.g. Whigs)

Grade 12: Canada: History, Identity and Culture (see The Ontario Curriculum: Canadian and World Studies, Grades 11&12) as it pertains to how students:

Analyze the impact of European contact on the lives of Aboriginal peoples and evaluate the responses of Aboriginal peoples (e.g. rebellions of Pontiac; Tecumseh);

demonstrate an understanding of colonial history as it contributed to the concept of Canada as a product of 'two founding nations" (e.g. Royal Proclamation of 1763; Quebec Act, 1774; Constitutional Act, 1791; Lord Durham's Report);

describe significant sectarian divisions within colonial society and how they shaped political and cultural issues of the period: (e.g. tensions between early and latter-day Loyalists);

describe significant waves of immigration (e.g. United Empire Loyalists in the late 1700s, black immigration); -

demonstrate an understanding of Canada's role in international affairs prior to Confederation (e.g. French colonial trade under Louis XIV; Seven Years' War; War of 1812; Fenians;

analyze Canada's development as an autonomous nation in the first half of the 20th Century (e.g. Statute of Westminster).

Demonstrate an understanding of the resistance of French and British settlers to the establishment of European colonial institutions (e.g. William Lyon Mackenzie versus the Family Compact);

analyze how conflicts and compromises between Canada and the United States have helped shape the Canadian identity (e.g. migration of UEL; War of 1812); assess whether British colonial policies were directed towards the creation of a homogenous society in Canada (e.g. Treaty of Paris, 1763;